reappear

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ap⋅pear

[uh-peer]

–verb (used without object)

1.	to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.

2.	to have the appearance of being; seem; look: to appear wise.

3.	to be obvious or easily perceived; be clear or made clear by evidence: It appears to me that you are right.

4.	to come or be placed before the public; be published: Her biography appeared last year.

5.	to perform publicly, as in a play, dance, etc.: He appeared as the king in the play.

6.	to attend or be present, esp. to arrive late or stay but a short time: He appeared at the party but left quickly.

7.	to come into being; be created, invented, or developed: Speech appears in the child's first or second year.

8.	Law. to come formally, esp. as a party or counsel, to a proceeding before a tribunal, authority, etc.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME ap(p)eren < AF, OF aper-, tonic s. of apare(i)r, apparoir < L appārēre be seen, appear, equiv. to ap- ap¹ + pārēre be visible

Synonyms:
1. emerge, arise. 2. See seem.

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Main Entry: ap·pear
Function: intransitive verb
1 : to present oneself before a person or body having authority appear before the officer who is to take the deposition —Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 37(d)>: as a : to present oneself in court as a party to a lawsuit often through the representation of an attorney; also : to participate as a party to a lawsuit in a way other than by physical presence (as by mail) b : to present oneself in court as the attorney for a party to a lawsuit <appearing for the defendant>
2 : to have an outward look appears unethical>

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